Alright, sports fans, here's the breakdown. This evening, our eyes are glued to Arlington, where the Tampa Bay Rays are squaring off against the Texas Rangers in the Globe Life Field. Now, this park isn't exactly the friendliest when it comes to fly balls, so our pitchers might have some fun there.
On the mound for Tampa, we have Taj Bradley, showing off an impressive 3.474 ERA and 1.140 WHIP this season. Now, I'm not saying Heaney over at Texas managed to look bad with a 4.201 ERA and 1.314 WHIP, but one of these figures outshines the other, wouldn't you say?
For Tampa's lineup, don't have your eyes wander far from Amed Rosario and Ben Rortvedt, they've been showing off some adorable stats this season. Over in the Texas camp, I'm looking out for Wyatt Langford, that fella's stolen base count outshines everyone else on his roster, so who knows, he might pull off something exciting today.
Now, these two gems have gone head-to-head a couple of times in the past, and if memory serves right, the last encounter saw the Rangers pulling down a clean 3-0 over the Rays. Are we in for a repeat?
Taking a quick peek at the regular season records, the Rays are sitting neutrally at 44-44, while the Rangers trail slightly behind at 40-48. The Rays could comfortably use this as a stretching session, but Texas isn't too far gone either.
Comb through the recent results for a second, and you'll see the Rays aren't exactly scorching the trail here, 2 wins to 3 losses. Then again, the Rangers aren't writing fairy tales either at a similar count.
Using my old school scientific-sixth-sense-analysis, I'm hedging my bets slightly more on the Tampa Bay Rays. I'm pulling this out of thin air, but let's say they swing in with a thin win.
And that, my friends, is the lowdown.
Albert’s Prediction: Tampa Bay Rays by 2